2986 Briggs Avenue

Bronx, NY

BBL 2-03298-0028BIN 2016956

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 37 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
064 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 37 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 37 apartments.

2018 — 37 units registered2023 — 37

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1938

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 70 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-04RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT LIVE RATS AT BUILDING'S FRONT , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-01RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE GARBAGE BAGS AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT EXTERIOR AT EAST YARD PERIMETER WALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-12-04

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH AND IT'S ASSEMBLIES AT DOOR (FROM ROOF TO PUBLIC HALL) AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-11-28

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN UNLOCKABLE SLIDEBOLT OR HOOK ON ROOF DOOR THAT ALLOWS RE-ENTRY FROM ROOF TO PUBLIC HALL AT 1st PUBLIC HALL BULKHEAD FROM NORTH, 6th STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water75

Unsanitary Condition5

Plumbing3

Water Leak2

General1

Flooring/Stairs1

Paint/Plaster1

Elevator1

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1282

Noise reports · last 12 mo

107

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential941

Street/Sidewalk195

Vehicle80

Unspecified54

Commercial10

Park2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

509

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony184

Misdemeanor215

Violation110

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-08-07

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-04-05

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

ACTIVE · ACC1-(OTHER BLDGS TYPES) - ELEVATOR AFFIRMATION OF CORRECTION ELEVATORREQUIRED2018-01-26

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-08-05Apt 4Aresidential

2019-05-30Apt 1Cresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2018-05-16

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2013-02-13

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

2986 BRIGGS LLC

Head officer

GJERGJI COTAJ

Managing agent

2986 BRIGGS LLC

1 other building share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

2515 DAVIDSON AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$18,750

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22026-03-10$3,125 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22025-09-12$3,125 due

DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-02-25$6,250 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12024-05-31$6,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-12-07 · $6,500,000

Most recent mortgage2022-04-06 · $294,111.44

Mortgage2022-04-06$294,111.44

borrower 2986 BRIGGS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2018-12-07$607,388.21

borrower 2986 BRIGGS LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2018-12-07$6,500,000

MARTINI REALTY LLC → 2986 BRIGGS LLC

Mortgage2018-08-09$455,515.51

borrower MARTINI REALTY LLC · lender FLUSHING BANK

Mortgage2014-12-23$1,019,840.41

borrower MARTINI REALTY LLC · lender CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale